The deal would pair Doncic with LeBron James as the new 1-2 punch in Los Angeles, while Davis would be forming a new star duo with Kyrie Irving in Dallas.

Magic Johnson took a playful shot at Luka Doncic following the blockbuster trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers have landed the five-time first-team All-NBA guard in exchange for 10-time NBA All-Star Anthony Davis.

Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson reacted to the stunning Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade with a series of posts on X on Sunday, and it's safe to say he's a happy man. Johnson started off by stating that he had never witnessed a trade of such proportions in all the years he's been around the NBA.

The Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, drastically altering both teams’ futures and the NBA landscape.

On Saturday evening, arguably the most shocking trade in NBA history went down when the Los Angeles Lakers traded a package centered around Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for MVP candidate Luka Doncic.

It emerged on Saturday night that the Lakers are sending Anthony Davis, a 2029 first-round pick and Max Christie to the Mavericks, in exchange for Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris.